ψοφέω ψοφέω, ψόφος to make an inarticulate noise, to sound, make a noise, Eur.; ψοφεῖ λάλον τι sounds chatter-like, as if it were tested like a pot, to see if it were cracked, Ar.; ὥσπερ κύμβαλον ψοφεῖ Xen. c. acc., ψοφεῖν τὰς θύρας to knock at the door inside, to shew that some one was coming out, Menand.:—also of the door (intr.), εἰ αἱ θύραι νύκτωρ ψοφοῖεν, i. e. if they were heard to open, Lys.